« Meet Kamala Khan. Aside from being female, a demographic already woefully under-represented in mainstream comics, she’s a young teenager with normal teenage problems; over-bearing parents, a sibling rivalry with an older brother, a cute boy whose been a friend until now, a small set of trusted friends, and a general inability to be part of the ‘popular’ crew. Of course, all this typical teenage angst is complimented by the fact that Kamala is also part of the Muslim community in Jersey City. Now, Kamala isn’t the first Muslim character in Marvel’s history (with ‘M’ being perhaps the next most known character of the religion), but she is the first Muslim character to headline her own book. »
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